Carnegie Mellon U: Please submit a one page, single-spaced essay that explains why you have chosen Carnegie Mellon and your particular major(s), department(s) or program(s). This essay should include the reasons why you've chosen the major(s), any goals or relevant work plans and any other information you would like us to know. For freshmen applying to more than one college or program, please mention each college or program to which you are applying. Because our admission committees review applicants by college and program, your essay can impact our final decision. Candidates applying for early decision or transfer may apply to only one college and department.

 

Just as a series of events that renders a work of art to become renowned, so does a sequence of experiences and knowledge acquired in college that renders a student to become proficient in his or her field of study...

 

Emory U: Unique to Emory University, Oxford College is a small liberal arts campus with more intimate class sizes, faculty dedicated to experiential learning, and unique leadership opportunities early in the undergraduate college career. This environment, which is optimized for freshmen and sophomore students, is located at Emory’s birthplace in Oxford, GA.

 

Think about your own first two years of college. What type of academic and co-curricular accomplishments would you like to achieve, and how do you think Oxford will help foster them? (500 word limit)

 

Just as a series of events that renders an artwork to become renowned, so does a sequence of experiences and knowledge acquired in college that renders a student to become proficient in her field of study...

 

U of Michigan: If you could only do one of the activities you have listed in the Activities section of your Common Application, which one would you keep doing? Why? (Required for all applicants. Approximately 100 words, 150 words maximum)

 

I would continue my activity in theater because...stage works can render a myriad of telling effects...

 

Everyone belongs to many different communities and/or groups defined by (among other things) shared geography, religion, ethnicity, income, cuisine, interest, race, ideology, or intellectual heritage. Choose one of the communities to which you belong, and describe that community and your place within it.

 

Although I come from an aesthetically inclined family, my family came from an artistically void community...

 

Briefly explain (in 50-100 words), how you decided which activity was the most important to you.

 

Next only to art, I also find theater exciting because...stage works can render a myriad of telling effects...